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babylonsister

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Fri Sep 16, 2022, 09:48 PM Sep 2022

An Enraged White House Basically Accuses Ron DeSantis And Greg Abbott Of Human Smuggling [View all]

https://www.politicususa.com/2022/09/16/white-house-abbott-desantis-smugglers.html


Posted on Fri, Sep 16th, 2022 by Jason Easley
An Enraged White House Basically Accuses Ron DeSantis And Greg Abbott Of Human Smuggling


White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre accused Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis of using the tactics of human smugglers.



The White House Press Secretary said:

Two Republican governors lured 100 asylum seekers, including children, onto planes and buses with false premises, and then abandoned them on a busy road thousands of miles away with nothing but ziplock bags of their belongings in hand. “These were children. They were moms. They were fleeing communism. And what did Gov. DeSantis and Gov. Abbott do to them? They treated them like political pawns, treated them like chattel in a cruel, premeditated political stunt.

Why else would Gov. DeSantis have spent the time to charter a flight to take migrants out of a different state — not even his state, a different state — and hire a videographer to capture footage of that flight, but not bother to let Massachusetts authorities know that migrant children in need of food and shelter were about to land on their doorstep.

These vulnerable migrants were reportedly misled about where they were headed, told they would be headed to Boston, misled about what they would be provided when they arrived, and promised shelter, refuge, benefits, and more. These are the kinds of tactics we see from smugglers,” Jean-Pierre said. “And for what? A photo op?


Abbott and DeSantis are pulling an election-year stunt. They both are running for reelection, and they both have 2024 presidential ambitions. Each man is wasting millions of dollars of taxpayer money in their respective states on political stunts that play well on Fox News.

The White House can’t openly say that DeSantis and Abbott are breaking the law because that determination has to be made by the Justice Department, but state officials like California Gov. Gavin Newsom have already requested that the DOJ review what Abbott and DeSantis are doing.

The Republicans will be facing some fallout for this stunt, and the White House is galvanizing public opinion to ensure that their cruel and inhumane actions are defined for the nation.
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Fly everyone responsible to a deserted island, but tell them they're going to Hawaii. Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #1
Great idea. dewsgirl Sep 2022 #2
maybe Saint Helena? DBoon Sep 2022 #3
I'm actually across the Eclipse Sound from Bylot Island right now. Lucky Luciano Sep 2022 #10
dat you? orleans Sep 2022 #43
Tis I. Lucky Luciano Sep 2022 #46
amazing pictures orleans Sep 2022 #47
Halfway to the island works too. Probatim Sep 2022 #6
I would donate to that. Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #24
Haha, ok. txwhitedove Sep 2022 #30
It was a benign statement relative to what the right states it will do to us. Probatim Sep 2022 #31
Huh? What part of "haha" sounds negative or oppositional? I'm anti death penalty txwhitedove Sep 2022 #36
My apologies then - I assumed (which makes an ass out of me) Probatim Sep 2022 #45
Good point. Just draw a Big Hawaii with a magic Sharpie! GreenWave Sep 2022 #39
Tell Jr and Eric Traildogbob Sep 2022 #16
I'd support that. wnylib Sep 2022 #22
Waiting for someone to explain to me how it wasn't anything but that Blue Owl Sep 2022 #4
John Yoo, Please pick up the nearest white courtesy telephone Brother Buzz Sep 2022 #7
It was kidnapping and human smuggling. That we can't say that Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2022 #13
He's "TRYING to PRETEND to BE like JOE BIDEN" but his hate and need to OWN the LIBs is showing. TigressDem Sep 2022 #33
These really are the fking mole people. OMGWTF Sep 2022 #5
An insult to moles. soldierant Sep 2022 #11
Headlines in Martha Vinyard's September 2024 newspaper BOSSHOG Sep 2022 #8
Why isn't the WH directing the FBI to arrest DeMantis for kidnapping? if..fish..had..wings Sep 2022 #9
Amen. Wait and wait until people long forget. :( nt Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2022 #14
The WH CANNOT Direct the FBI to make arrests. That is the DOJ's responsibility. Tommymac Sep 2022 #40
Brava! Stinky The Clown Sep 2022 #12
Good! Repukes should be called out for their inhumane actions. sakabatou Sep 2022 #15
Well, that was, um, what's that word? Bettie Sep 2022 #17
Jesus fing Christ orangecrush Sep 2022 #18
It has also been reported Zilli Sep 2022 #19
You missed something jmowreader Sep 2022 #23
Thank you Zilli Sep 2022 #29
Don't accuse! Arrest! Dirty Socialist Sep 2022 #20
My thoughts exactly... wsulik Sep 2022 #26
How far are we from the mass graves that they're digging up in Ukraine? A republican wet dream. NBachers Sep 2022 #21
We got a preview Jan6 housecat Sep 2022 #42
This calls for prosecution at the highest level and priority. usonian Sep 2022 #25
The DOJ won't do a God damn thing about this. Tacan Sep 2022 #34
OK, I hope the DOJ gets on it. ecstatic Sep 2022 #27
CRUELTY IS THE POINT! displacedtexan Sep 2022 #28
Now DO something! Sky Jewels Sep 2022 #32
Cut federal funding to FL and TX. For anything and everything. Wingus Dingus Sep 2022 #35
We appear to be paper tigers. It cannot stand this way indefinitely. The MAGATS want to do Evolve Dammit Sep 2022 #37
If the DOJ really wants to fix it then Punish them. Make it personal. Biden has nothing to lose. flying_wahini Sep 2022 #38
Looks like the Dems are finally fighting back. We can learn from Ukraine housecat Sep 2022 #41
This is fairly blunt and thumbing their nose at the Fed. Xolodno Sep 2022 #44
Wow greytdemocrat Sep 2022 #48
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